Frances Louise Brough

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Non-practising solicitor and former Law Society Council member convicted of numerous criminal offences between 2009 and 2014, including assaults by beating (on members of public, police and her elderly parents), criminal damage, drink driving, breaches of a non-molestation order, and a fraud (dishonest false representation) involving theft of £22,847 from the Law Society while in a position of trust. The Tribunal, proceeding in her absence, found all allegations proved beyond reasonable doubt under SRA Principles 1, 2 and 6. Applying SRA v Sharma, with no exceptional circumstances and no mitigation, the Tribunal struck her off the Roll and ordered costs of £7,370.16.

Duties found breached:

• Non-discriminatory acceptance and cab-rank

Aggravating factors:

• Litany of criminal convictions including fraud involving breach of trust
• Fraud (theft of £22,847 from the Law Society while a Council member)
• Extent and speed of offending behaviour was extraordinary
• No contrition whatsoever
• Brought the profession into disrepute